Here's everything you need to know about glamorous and sensational actress Sreeleela.
Sreeleela is one of the most popular actresses in Telugu and Kannada cinema. She is known for her sexy and sultry looks. Here's everything you need to know about the 'Kurchi Madathapetti' girl.
1. Sreeleela was born in United States of America
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Sreeleela is an American actress of Indian origin, who was born in Detroit, Michigan, to her mother Swarnalatha, a famous gynaecologist after her separation from her industrialist husband Surapaneni Subhakara Rao. She was brought up in Bengaluru.
2. Sreeleela early life and education
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Sreeleela has trained in Bharatnatyam as a child. She has pursued her MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) degree and now looks forward to completing her MS degree (Master of Science), alongside her career as an actress.
3. Sreeleela started her career as a child artiste
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Sreeleela made her acting debut as a child artiste in the 2017 Telugu horror film Chitrangada, which starred Anjali, Sakshi Gulati and Saptagiri in the leading roles. She played the younger version of Sindhu's Tolani character in the movie.
4. Sreeleela's first film as the leading lady was Kiss
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Sreeleela began her career as the leading lady in the 2019 Kannada romantic film Kiss opposite Viraat, who also made his debut with the same film. She went on to win the Best Female Debut - Kannada award at the SIIMA Awards held in 2021.
5. Sreeleela acting journey ahead
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In the next three years, Sreeleela starred in a couple of Kannada films namely Bharaate and By Two Love, and a couple of telugu movies namely Pelli SandaD and Dhamaka. She even did a cameo in Puneeth Rajkumar's posthomous Kannada film James.
6. Sreeleela starred alongside Nandamuri Balakrishna in Bhagavanth Kesari
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Sreeleela shared the screen space with the Telugu superstar Nandamuri Balakrishna in the 2023 film Bhagavanth Kesari, where he played her guardian. The film was a massive success and won the Best Telugu Film at the SIIMA Awards 2024 recently.
7. Sreeleela had three huge flops in 2023
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Apart from Bhagavanth Kesari, Sreeleela had three other Telugu releases in 2023. The first was Skanda with Ram Pothineni, then Aadikeshava opposite Panja Vaisshnav Tej, and finally, Extra Ordinary Man with Nithiin. All of them bombed at the box office.
8. Sreeleela's biggest film of her career
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Sreeleela started 2024 with the biggest film of her career - Guntur Kaaram opposite the superstar Mahesh Babu. She is now called as the 'Kurchi Madathapetti' girl after the title of the film's dance number Kurchi Madathapetti composed by Thaman S.
9. Impact of Kurchi Madathapetti
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As soon as Kurchi Madathapetti released, the song became a viral sensation on the internet and started trending on Instagram reels. The hook-step, Mahesh Babu's dialogue rendition, and Sreeleela's energetic moves paved the way for its huge success.
10. Guntur Kaaram bombed at the box office
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Made in Rs 200 crore, the Trivikram Srinivas directorial received negative reviews upon its release in January and earned Rs 126 crore net in India and grossed Rs 180 crore worldwide. It couldn't recover its cost and is among the biggest Indian flops in 2024.
